Campaign against airport expansion
Meera Chadha urges Waltham Forest residents to oppose London City Airport expansion Many Waltham Forest residents know the frustration...
Tag: climate change
Kids demand change
Linsey Wynton on how children are leading the way on the environment Children from St Mary’s CofE Primary School...
Rebelling against extinction
In just a few short months dozens of concerned residents have come together to tackle the climate emergency, writes...
School strikers demand action on climate
Council sets up commission in response to climate emergency but refuses to back down over tree felling, reports James...
Strike for our future
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Student activist Ummi Hoque from Walthamstow urges people to get involved in this month’s climate strike Time’s running out...
Fight the flights
Leyton resident Geoffrey McDowall on why London City Airport should not be allowed to expand In 2012 the long-needed...
Anger over airport plan
Leyton and Leytonstone set to be affected by further expansion of London City Airport, reports James Cracknell Anti-aviation campaigners...
Council still investing tens of millions in fossil fuels despite divest pledge
Report by James Cracknell and Richard Collett-White Waltham Forest Council still has tens of millions of pounds invested in...
‘Climate emergency’ declared
Protests prompt council to take action, reports James Cracknell Local activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) have persuaded Waltham Forest...
Rebel for life
Environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion now has a group in Walthamstow, writes Jessica Townsend I first began to properly...